Reflections on Dissolution of International Organizations

There are many situations that International Organizations confront with during their existence. Dissolution of IOs and termination of their international legal personality is considered to be one of the most important parts of their lives. The role of establishing treaties in the continuance of IOs’ life as their constitution beside the role of States in their creation on one hand, and the autonomy and international legal personality of IOs on the other, has raised different approaches on the basis of dissolution of IOs.
Some has come to the conclusion that the will of States is the base of dissolution of IOs, while others believe IOs are the only competent power to dissolve themselves. In this article we have tried to reach a thorough conclusion on the issue considering the nature of IOs and the methods available for their dissolution.